MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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